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Strategies for Your Next Relationship Building Event
February 8, 2023 @ 3:10 pm - 4:00 pm CST
Location: Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: Jennifer Harrell, P.E., ENV SP. – American Concrete Pipe Association
Presentation Description
One of the most valuable takeaways from any conference is the new contacts made through networking. How do we meet someone at an event and then develop a business relationship? This presentation will cover how to be an active networker and the appropriate strategy for success. It’s important to plan your strategy well ahead of the event and schedule the right follow up actions. Bring your notebook and prepare to rock your next conference.
Attendees will walk away understanding:
- The strategy and planning necessary to transform new contacts into valuable business relationships.
- Three tactics for active networking
- Conversation hacks
Speaker Bio
Based out of the heart of the US, Jennifer has been working with the ACPA since April of 2020. As the Central Region Engineer with the American Concrete Pipe Association, she assists & supports the states’ of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana Department of Transportation officials, and other public & private stakeholders in meeting their critical infrastructure needs. Jennifer’s focus is on asset management, specification consultation, technical training, grassroot efforts, and infrastructure installation best-practices for reinforced concrete pipe and boxes.
Jennifer worked in municipal government for 12 years as a Hydraulics Engineer and a Project Manager and has 8 years of experience on the consulting side. She has more than 23 years of experience in all aspects of civil engineering, project planning and management. Her expertise of asset management and municipal planning includes research and analysis, budgeting, contract management, specification writing, QA/QC, inspection, construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure projects. Her background encompasses work in public and private sectors as well as manufacturing.
